Posts tagged Syria
Mexico Welcomes a Group of Syrian Students to Complete Their Studies • México Acoge a un Grupo de Estudiantes Sirios Para Que Completen Sus Estudios
Mexico Welcomes a Group of Syrian Students to Complete Their Studies • México Acoge a un Grupo de Estudiantes Sirios Para Que Completen Sus Estudios

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Thamer Abou Mansour, 28, did not want to be the kind of refugees arriving in Europe. When everything exploded in Syria, he studied economics at Damascus and quickly realized it would never be a peaceful revolution. He fled his country in late 2012, as many young people, for fear of being conscripted and forced to kill. This week has come to Mexico, along with Hazem Sharif, 24, hopes to resume the life that was buried four years ago by the hell of war.

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Thamer Abou Mansour, de 28 años, no quería ser el tipo de refugiado que llega a Europa. Cuando todo estalló en Siria, él estudiaba Economía en Damasco y comprendió rápido que aquello nunca sería una revolución pacífica. Huyó de su país a finales de 2012, como muchos jóvenes, por el miedo a ser reclutado y obligado a matar. Esta semana ha llegado a México, junto con Hazem Sharif, de 24, con la esperanza de retomar la vida que quedó enterrada hace cuatro años por el infierno de la guerra.

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BPFNAMexico, Refugees, Syria
Noli Temere (Don't Be Afraid)
Noli Temere (Don't Be Afraid)

I’m feeling confused in general these days, especially about the threatened attack on Syria. We have a President who was elected in part because of his criticism of the war in Iraq, and a Secretary of State who had a hard time, originally, getting elected to the US Senate because earlier in his life he was an outspoken critic of the war in Vietnam. These two public figures are dual drum majors in the march to war with Syria, while many Republican war hawks are saying “hold on, not so fast.”

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BPFNAPartner Congregations, War, Syria, Sermons